{"id":20593,"date":"2023-08-27T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=20593"},"modified":"2025-08-09T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:57:48","slug":"love-your-job-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect your reputation and love your job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, I want to discuss the characteristics required for successful investors from another perspective. Two common people think that they are ordinary, but they are two characteristics that most investment masters have: love for your work and protection. own reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/#Ron_Baron\" >Ron Baron<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/#Leon_Cooperman\" >Leon Cooperman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/#Buffett\" >Buffett<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/#Socrates\" >Socrates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ron_Baron\"><\/span>Ron Baron<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Baron, chairman of the Baron Fund, gave advice to his 20-year-old self when he was interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/schifrin\/2023\/07\/03\/money-wisdom-and-life-lessons-from-billionaire-investors\/?sh=1e4ba6a73f10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You have to love what you do, really work hard and guard your reputation above everything else. By that, I mean the way you act when nobody sees what you\u2019re doing. You have to ask yourself, would I be proud? One of the people who helped me early in my career was Jay Pritzker, who told me once, \u201cRon, if you need to have an agreement in writing, you\u2019re doing business with the wrong person.\u201d You have to live and die by your word. Whatever you say you\u2019re going to do, you do. That was a really big lesson, living up to your word and being a handshake person.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leon_Cooperman\"><\/span>Leon Cooperman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When interviewed interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/schifrin\/2023\/07\/03\/money-wisdom-and-life-lessons-from-billionaire-investors\/?sh=1e4ba6a73f10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>, Leon Cooperman, the founder of OMEGA ADVISORS, gave advice to young people in their 20s: &#8220;Be long term. Be tax efficient. Know what you own. The most important advice I give the youngsters is that the only way to be successful is to do what you love and love what you do. I work 80-hour workweeks, but I never looked at it as work. I enjoyed what I did.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m motivated by two things. I want to make money for two reasons. Number one, if I make money in the market\u2014and I was up in 2022 when most people were down\u2014it basically means I was right. And I have an ego like everybody else, I want to be right. Secondly, I\u2019ve taken two giving pledges and I\u2019m giving away 100% of my money. The more money you have, the more you can give away.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buffett\"><\/span>Buffett<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffett told CNBC in 2017: &#8220;It takes 20 years to build a good reputation, but five minutes to destroy a good reputation. Knowing this makes a huge difference in how you behave. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffett admits: &#8220;Tap dancing to work every day.&#8221; There is no other reason, because he likes his life&#8217;s occupation&#8211;investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Socrates\"><\/span>Socrates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Socrates: &#8220;Take care of your reputation as you would your most precious jewel &#8211; for reputation is like a flame, which, once lit, you can easily keep burning, but once it is extinguished, you must work hard to light it again. The way to get a good reputation is to strive to become the person you want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/c-1600x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"reputation\" class=\"wp-image-20594\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/08\/27\/love-your-job-reputation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protect your reputation and love your job<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/08\/08\/jose-mujica-cordanno\/\">Jose Mujica Cordanno, a great president worth remembering<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/07\/04\/tools-of-titans\/\">&#8220;Tools of Titans&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/05\/23\/the-fog-of-war\/\">&#8220;The Fog of War&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/05\/07\/die-kunst-des-klaren-denkens\/\">&#8220;Die Kunst des klaren Denkens&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/03\/30\/problematic-personality\/\">Stay away from people problematic personality<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/08\/15\/dream-big-and-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can &#8220;Dream big and Win&#8221; also<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/04\/07\/buffett-deserves-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Buffett deserves further study?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/12\/07\/buffett-investment-idea\/\">What helps Buffett to get his investment idea?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/04\/27\/buffett-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The commonalities of Buffett portfolio \u2013 cheap, fixed income, repurchase<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/07\/25\/stock-worth-holding-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investors should care annualized rate of return (IRR), How to calculate?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/06\/05\/one-up-on-wall-street\/\">&#8220;One Up on Wall Street&#8221;, Peter Lynch&#8217;s great book for investing newbie<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The content of this site is the author\u2019s personal opinions and is for reference only. 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